René Jacobs (countertenor)

Simon Keenlyside (Count), Véronique Gens (Countess), Patrizia Ciofi (Susanna), Lorenzo Regazzo (Figaro), Angelika Kirchschlager (Cherubino), Marie McLaughlin (Marcellina) Collegium Vocale Gent, Concerto Köln, René Jacobs

Gramophone Magazine, May 2004, Editor's Choice
Gramophone Awards, 2004, Recording of the Year
Gramophone Awards, 2004, Winner - Opera
Grammy Awards, 47th Awards (2004), Best Opera Recording
Building A Library, April 2022, Recommended Recording

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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K620

Daniel Behle (Tamino), Marlis Petersen (Pamina), Daniel Schmutzhard (Papageno), Sunhae Im (Papagena), Anna-Kristiina Kaappola (Königin der Nacht), Marcos Fink (Sarastro), Kurt Azesberger (Monostatos) Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs

Presto Recording of the Week, 13th September 2010
Sunday Times, 2010, Albums of the Year
Gramophone Awards, 2011, Finalist - Opera
BBC Music Magazine, November 2010, Opera Choice
Record Review, December 2010, Critics' Disc of the Year
Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2010, Editor's Choice
BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2011, Opera Award Winner
Building a Library, November 2020, Recommended Recording

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Beethoven: Leonore

Marlis Petersen (Leonore), Maximilian Schmitt (Florestan), Dimitry Ivashchenko (Rocco), Johannes Weisser (Pizarro), Robin Johannsen (Marzelline), Johannes Chum (Jaqino), Tareq Nazmi (Don Fernando), Florian Feth, Julian Popken (Two Prisoners) Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
Record Review, 7th December 2019, Record of the Week
Presto Recording of the Week, 6th December 2019
International Opera Awards, 2020, Nominated - Complete Opera Recording
Opera, March 2020, Disc of the Month
Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Female Singer of the Year (Petersen)
Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Conductor of the Year

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Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K626

Sophie Karthäuser (soprano), Marie-Claude Chappuis (mezzo), Maximilian Schmitt (tenor, Johannes Weisser (baritone) Freiburger Barockorchester, RIAS Kammerchor, René Jacobs

Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd November 2017
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
BBC Music Magazine, January 2018, Choral & Song Choice

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Handel: Saul

Rosemary Joshua, Emma Bell, Lawrence Zazzo, Jeremy Ovenden, Gidon Saks, Michael Slattery, Finnur Bjarnason & Henry Waddington RIAS-Kammerchor & Concerto Köln, René Jacobs

Gramophone Awards, 2006, Finalist
BBC Music Magazine, October 2005, Disc of the month
Gramophone Magazine, November 2005, Editor's Choice

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Che puro ciel | The Rise of Classical Opera

Bejun Mehta (counter-tenor) Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs

BBC Music Magazine, February 2014, Opera Choice
Gramophone Magazine, February 2014, Editor's Choice
Gramophone Awards, 2014, Finalist - Recital

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Bach, J S: St John Passion, BWV245

Werner Güra (Evangelist), Johannes Weisser (bass arias/Christus), Andrew Redmon (Petrus), Johannes Schendel (Pilatus), Sunhae Im (soprano arias), Benno Schachtner (alto arias), Sebastian Kohlhepp (tenor arias), Fabienne Weiss (Ancilla), Minsub Hong (Servus) Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin, RIAS Kammerchor, Staats-& Domchor Berlin, René Jacobs

Presto Recording of the Week, 25th March 2016
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
International Classical Music Awards, 2017, Winner - Baroque Vocal

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Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 91 & 92

Bernarda Fink (mezzo-soprano) Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

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Mozart: La clemenza di Tito, K621

Mark Padmore (Tito), Alexandrina Pendatchanska (Vitellia), Bernarda Fink (Sesto), Marie-Claude Chappuis (Annio), Sunhae Im (Servilia) & Sergio Foresti (Publio) RIAS Kammerchor & Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

Building a Library, September 2006, First Choice
Record Review, December 2006, Critics Disc of the Year

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Telemann: Passion Oratorio 'Mich vom Stricke meiner Sünden' ('Brockes Passion'), TWV 5:1

Birgitte Christensen, soprano (Tochter Zion I, Gläubige Seele I, Maria, 3. Magd), Lydia Teuscher, soprano (Tochter Zion II, Gläubige Seele II, 2. Magd), Marie-Claude Chappuis, mezzosoprano (Judas, Gläubige Seele III, 1. Magd), Donát Havár, tenor (Petrus, Pilatus, Gläubige Seele IV, Hauptmann), Daniel Behle, tenor (Evangelist, Gläubige Seele VI) & Johannes Weisser, baritone (Jesus, Gläubige Seele V) RIAS Kammerchor & Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs

Presto Recording of the Week, 19th October 2009
BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2010, Choral Finalist

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Mozart: Don Giovanni, K527

Johannes Weisser (Don Giovanni), Lorenzo Regazzo (Leporello), Alexandrina Pendatchanska (Donna Elvira), Olga Pasichnyk (Donna Anna), Kenneth Tarver (Don Ottavio), Sunhae Im (Zerlina), Nikolay Borchev (Masetto), Alessandro Guerzoni (Il Commendatore) Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

Presto Recording of the Week, 1st October 2007
Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2007, Disc of the Month

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Mozart: Idomeneo, K366

Richard Croft (Idomeneo), Bernarda Fink (Idamante), Sunhae Im (Ilia), Alexandrina Pendatchanska (Elettra), Kenneth Tarver (Arbace), Nicolas Rivenq (Gran Sacerdote) & Luca Tittoto (La Voce) RIAS Kammerchor & Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

Presto Recording of the Week, 18th May 2009
Gramophone Magazine, August 2009, Editor's Choice

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Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K384

Mari Eriksmoen (Blondchen), Robin Johannsen (Konstanze), Maximilian Schmitt (Belmonte), Julian Prégardien (Pedrillo), Dimitry Ivashchenko (Osmin), Cornelius Obonya (Bassa Selim) RIAS Kammerchor & Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs

Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015

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Handel: Orlando

Bejun Mehta (Orlando), Sophie Karthäuser (Angelica), Kristina Hammarström (Medoro), Sunhae Im (Dorinda), Konstantin Wolff (Zoroastro) B'Rock Orchestra, René Jacobs

Building a Library, September 2014, First Choice

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JS Bach: Cantatas BWV 205 & 214

Mieke van der Sluis (soprano), René Jacobs (alto), Christoph Prégardien (tenor), David Thomas (bass) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Choir of the Age of Enlightenment, Gustav Leonhardt

Presto CD: $17.25

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Bach, J S: Mass in B minor, BWV232

Hillevi Martinpelto (soprano), Bernarda Fink (mezzo), Axel Kohler (countertenor), Christoph Pregardien (tenor), Matthias Goerne (baritone), Franz-Josef Selig (bass) RIAS Kammerchor, Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin, Rene Jacobs

2 CDs: $27.00

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Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto

Concerto Köln, René Jacobs

Gramophone Awards, 1992, Winner - Baroque Vocal

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Pergolesi: Septem verba a Christo in cruce moriente prolata | World-premiere recording

Sophie Karthäuser (soprano), Christophe Dumaux (countertenor), Julien Behr (tenor), Konstantin Wolff (bass) Akademie für Alte Musik, René Jacobs

BBC Music Magazine, July 2013, Choral & Song Choice

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Bach, J S: Motets, BWV225-230

Sibylla Rubens, Maria Cristina Kiehr, Bernarda Fink, Gerd Türk & Peter Kooy RIAS-Kammerchor & Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs

Building a Library, June 2005, Highly Recommended

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Caldara: Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo

Maria Cristina Kiehr (soprano), Rosa Dominguez (soprano), Bernarda Fink (alto), Andreas Scholl (countertenor), Ulrich Messthaler (bass), Gerd Türk (tenor) Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, René Jacobs

Gramophone Awards, 1997, Winner - Baroque Vocal

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Monteverdi: L'Orfeo

Laurence Dale (Orfeo), Efrat Ben-Nun (Euridice/La Musica), Jennifer Larmore (Messaggiera), Paul Gérimon (Caronte), Harry Peeters (Plutone), Bernarda Fink (Proserpina), Nicolas Rivenq (Apollo), Andreas Scholl (Speranza) Concerto Vocale, René Jacobs

Building a Library, May 2017, Also Recommended

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Mozart - Symphonies Nos. 39 & 40

Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

Building a Library, February 2020, Recommended Recording

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Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice

Bernarda Fink (Orfeo) Veronica Cangemi (Euridice), Maria Cristina Kiehr (Amor) Freiburger Barockorchester & Rias Kammerchor, René Jacobs

Building a Library, March 2003, First Choice

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Mozart: La finta giardiniera, K196 | posthumous version from 1796

Sophie Karthäuser (Sandrina/Violante), Nicolas Rivenq (La Podesta), Jeremy Ovenden (Il Contino Belfiore), Alex Penda (Arminda), Marie-Claude Chappuis (Ramiro), Sunhae Im (Serpetta), Michael Nagy (Nardo/Roberto) Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

Presto Recording of the Week, 10th September 2012

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Keiser: Croesus

Dorothea Roschmann, Werner Gura, Roman Trekel, Johannes Mannov Hanover Boys' Choir, Berlin RIAS Chamber Choir, Berlin Academy of Early Music, René Jacobs

3 CDs: $23.25

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Scarlatti: Griselda

Dorothea Röschmann (Griselda), Lawrence Zazzo (Gualtiero), Bernarda Fink (Roberto), Silvia Tro Santafé (Ottone), Veronica Cangemi (Costanza), Kobie Van Rensburg (Corrado) Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs

3 CDs: $23.25

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Gluck: Le Chinoises

Anne Sofie von Otter, Isabelle Poulenard & Guy de Mey Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, René Jacobs

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Telemann: Sacred Choruses and Arias

Rene Jacobs, Gotthold Schwarz, Monika Frimmer Rheinische Kantorei, Hermann Max

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Bach, JS : Sacred Cantatas BWV Nos 115 - 117

Max van Egmond (bass vocals), Paul Esswood (counter-tenor vocals), Philippe Herreweghe (director), René Jacobs (counter-tenor vocals), Philippe Huttenlocher (bass vocals), Markus Huber (boy soprano), Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden (director), Heinz Hennig (director), Kurt Equiluz (tenor vocals) Tölz Boys' Choir, Leonhardt-Consort, Concentus Musicus Wien, Collegium Vocale, Hanover Boys' Choir, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Gustav Leonhardt

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Special offer. Charpentier: David et Jonathas, H. 490

Philippe Huttenlocher (baritone), René Jacobs (countertenor), Pali Marinov (bass), Agnès de Crousaz (soprano), Antoine David (tenor), François Le Roux (bass), Monique Pouradier-Duteil (mezzo-soprano, soprano), Paul Esswood (countertenor), Roger Soyer (bass), Colette Alliot-Lugaz (soprano), Jean-François Gardeil (bass), English Bach Festival Baroque Orchestra, Maîtrise de l'Opéra de Lyon, Michel Corboz

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Musik in der Frauenkirche

Ludwig Güttler (performer), Concerto Vocalis Wien (vocal ensemble), Thüringer Akademischer Singkreis (vocal ensemble), Venceslava Hruba-Freiberger (soloist), René Jacobs (soloist), Reinhart Ginzel (soloist), Olaf Bär (soloist), Elisabeth Wilke (soloist), Hallenser Madrigalisten (vocal ensemble), Friedrich Kircheis (performer, soloist), Christiane Oelze (soloist), Andreas Lorenz (soloist), Frank Sonnabend (soloist), Hans Peter Blochwitz (soloist), Virtuosi Saxoniae, Blechbläserensemble Ludwig Güttler, Semper Brass Dresden, Mathias Schmutzler

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René Jacobs by Himself 1977-2007 | The 33 excerpts, on 2 CDs, have been chosen by René himself, presented in chronological order, a unique opportunity to hear his evolution in style and artistry.

René Jacobs

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Couperin, F: Leçons de Ténèbres

Concerto Vocale, René Jacobs

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Special offer. Zelenka: Missa Dei Patris, Psalms & Capriccio's

Peter Schreier (tenor), Olaf Bär (baritone), René Jacobs (alto) & Ludwig Güttler (corno da caccia, trumpet & conductor) Thüringischer Akademischer Singkreis & Virtuosi Saxoniae

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Mazzocchi: Sacrae Concertationes

Andreas Scholl (countertenor), Maria Cristina Kiehr (soprano), Karl-Ernst Schröder (lute), Christophe Rousset (harpsichord), Lucia Swarts (cello), Ulrich Messthaler (bass), Gerd Türk (tenor), Barbara Borden (soprano), Harry van der Kamp (bass) Nederlands Kamerkoor, René Jacobs

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German Church Cantatas and Arias

The Kuijken Consort, The Parnassus Ensemble

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Blow: Venus and Adonis

Rosemary Joshua, Gerard Finley & Robin Blaze Clare College Chapel Choir & OAE, René Jacobs

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Bach, J S: Mass in B minor, BWV232

Bernarda Fink, Hillevi Martinpelto, Axel Köhler, Christoph Prégardien, Matthias Goerne, Franz-Josef Selig Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, RIAS Kammerchor, Rene Jacobs

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Kittel, C: Arias and Cantatas Op. 1

Bernarda Fink, Guido Balestracci, Jeremy Ovenden, Gerd Turk, Attilio Cremonesi, Amandine Beyer & Pablo Valetti Concerto Vocale, René Jacobs

CD: $9.25

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Natus est Jesus: Baroque Christmas Music

René Jacobs (countertenor), Gottfried Bach (organ), Konrad Junghänel (lute), Roel Dieltiens (cello), Rosemarie Hofmann (soprano) Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Orchester der Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Basler Madrigalisten, Fritz Nat

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Blow & Lawes - An Ode and English Songs

Anner Bylsma (violoncello), Ricardo Kanji (recorder), Marion Verbruggen (recorder), James Bowman (countertenor), Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord), René Jacobs (countertenor), Toyohiko Satoh (lute), Max van Egmond (bass vocal), Marie Leonhardt (violin), Antoinette van den Hombergh (violin), Nobuko Yamamoto (soprano), Marius Van Altena (tenor), Nelly van der Speek (soprano)

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Mozart - Symphonies

Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs

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Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 91 & 92 & Scena di Berenice

Bernarda Fink (mezzo-soprano) Freiburger Barockorchester, Rene Jacobs

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Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto (highlights)

Jennifer Larmore (Giulio Cesare), Barbara Schlick (Cleopatra), Bernarda Fink (Cornelia), Marianne Rørholm (Sesto), Derek Lee Ragin (Tolomeo), Furio Zanasi (Achilla), Dominique Visse (Nireno) & Olivier Lallouette (Curio) Concerto Köln, René Jacobs

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Special offer. Bach, J S: Mass in B minor, BWV232

Hillevi Martinpelto, Bernarda Fink (sopranos), Axel Köhler (alto), Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Matthias Goerne, Franz-Josef Selig (basses) Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin & RIAS Kammerchor, René Jacobs

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Schütz: Kleine Geistliche Konzerte SWV282-337

Sebastian Hennig & René Jacobs Concerto Vocale, René Jacobs

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Scarlatti, A: St John Passion

Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, René Jacobs

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Bach: Sacred Arias

René Jacobs (contralto) La Petite Bande, Sigiswald Kuijken, Gustav Leonhardt

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Bach, JS : Sacred Cantatas BWV Nos 112 - 114

Paul Esswood (counter-tenor vocals), Max van Egmond (bass vocals), Philippe Herreweghe (director), René Jacobs (counter-tenor vocals), Sebastian Hennig (boy soprano), Ruud van der Meer (bass vocals), Markus Huber (boy soprano), Detlef Bratschke (boy soprano), Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden (director), Heinz Hennig (director), Kurt Equiluz (tenor vocals) Tölz Boys' Choir, Leonhardt-Consort, Concentus Musicus Wien, Collegium Vocale, Hanover Boys' Choir, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Gustav Leonhardt

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Bach - Magnificat / Cantata No. 21

Greta de Reyghere/René Jacobs/Christoph Prégardien/Peter Lika/Nederlands Kamerkoor/La Petite Bande/Sigiswald Kuijken, Peter Lika (bass-baritone), Nederlands Kamerkoor (chorus), René Jacobs (counter-tenor vocals), Sigiswald Kuijken (director), Greta de Reyghere (soprano vocals), Christoph Prégardien (tenor vocals), Peter Lika (bass), Peter Lika (baritone vocals) La Petite Bande

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Handel: Opera Arias

René Jacobs (contralto) La Petite Bande, Sigiswald Kuijken

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Monteverdi: Lamento d'Arianna & Madrigals

Helga Müller-Molinari Concerto Vocale, René Jacobs

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Charpentier, M-A: Lecons De Tenebres De Mercredi Saint.

Judith Nelson & Anne Verkinderen Concerto Vocale, René Jacobs

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Cavalieri: Rappresentazione di Anima e di Corpo

Marie-Claude Chappuis (Anima), Johannes Weisser (Corpo), Gyula Orendt (Tempo, Consiglio), Mark Milhofer (Inteletto, Piacere), Marcos Fink (Mondo, Secondo Compagno di Piacere, Anima dannata) Staatsopernchor, Concerto vocale, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs

2 CDs: $23.25

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Monteverdi: Madrigali guerrieri ed amorosi | The 8th Book of Madrigals

Bernarda Fink, Maria Christina Kiehr, Antonio Abete, Victor Torres, et al. Concerto Vocale, René Jacobs

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Carissimi: Duets & Cantatas

Agnès Mellon (soprano) Concerto Vocale, René Jacobs

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Gloria In Excelsis Deo

Trompetenensemble Mathias Schmutzler, Virtuosi Saxoniae, Ludwig Güttler

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Lully/Molière: Le bourgeois gentilhomme

La Petite Bande, Gustav Leonhardt

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Scarlatti, A: St John Passion

Rene Jacobs (Evangelist), Kurt Widmer (Christus), Graham Pushee (Pilate) Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Die Basler Madrigalisten, Fritz Naf

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Vivaldi & Bononcini: Cantate

René Jacobs (countertenor), Sigiswald Kuijken (violin), Lucy van Dael (violin), Wieland Kuijken (cello), Alan Curtis (harpsichord), Robert Kohnen (harpsichord) Il Complesso Barocco

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